Mrs. Lamar's young writers had a circle discussion followed by partner thinking time (eyes closed 😉) and sharing for prewriting today. Then, they got to work! Last, they conferenced with the teacher as they completed their writing. They were able to flex their "writing stamina muscles" today!!!
Ms. Schmidli's ELA students were able to get some independent reading in after their lesson.....even caught some independent reading practice in the other core classes too!!!
Mrs. Harrison's math classes are getting some practice with calculators.
Mr. Doane's students were creating vocabulary word searches today for their peers about the four subsystems or "spheres." (geosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere)
5th Grade wrote to the President of the United States in Mr. Taylor's Social Studies class. Some students were inspired by the Declaration of Independence and signed in "John Hancock" fashion!
Mrs. Maxon's Art students were working on their clay projects today. They had a little encouragement from "Sunny" the class pet!
Mrs. Zimmerschied’s American Heritage class is prepping for National History Day! The regional competition will be held in Columbia, MO. Students are working with partners or groups to prepare a variety of projects from GR8. Stay tuned…
Mrs. Fitzwilliam's ELA students are finishing up some GR8 reads!!! 7th Grade--The Giver, 8th Grade-The Outsiders, & 9th Grade-This is Where it Ends.
Mrs. Thompson's small groups were working on sequencing using transition words.
Mrs. Johnson's students were getting lots of work done with summarizing today!
Math fact flash card practice in Mrs. Warner's classroom today!
FFA "Drive Your Tractor to School Day!"
2nd Grade is reviewing 3-digit subtraction with regrouping! Getting polished for an upcoming math test!
Mrs. Miller's Child Development class was making "Brainy Tic Tac Toe" boards to study vocabulary about the brain!
Mrs. Sleeper's students worked hard on their CVC words and then headed outside to write words with chalk! Beautiful day for some outside learning!
From Mrs. White: "American Literature students participated in a student led discussion where they identified events and their significance in a nonfiction text."
From Mrs. Hilt: "Third grade is using base ten blocks to understand how to regroup in subtraction."
From Mrs. Hilt: "Syllabication of spelling words to practice spelling and sounds."
Bailey (Harding) Weiker came to GR8 last week to speak to the Juniors and Seniors about HR topics, such as job applications and interviews, resumes, and general expectations of employers before and after receiving employment, etc. This visit was orchestrated by Mrs. Benitz, RootEd advisor. Bailey is a 2018 Green Ridge graduate. She is currently completing her Masters of Business Administration at UCM while working as a Senior HR Generalist for the university. Thank you, Bailey, for giving our students some wonderful career information and advice!
Class 1 District 8 Girls Basketball Tournament starts this evening in Green Ridge. Green Ridge plays La Monte at 5:00, Bunceton/Prairie Home plays Sacred Heart at 6:30, and Sweet Springs plays Otterville at 8:00 p.m. District t-shirts will be sold in the lobby for $16/18/20 per t-shirt. Admission to the District Tournament is $6 per person for all of those over the age of 6, there is no discount for senior citizens. Good luck to everyone! Go TigerNation
